/ tæt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( BrE , informal ) goods that are cheap and of low quality
—see also tit for tat
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (in the senses rag and person in rags ): probably a back-formation from tatty .
/ tæt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( BrE , informal ) goods that are cheap and of low quality
—see also tit for tat
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (in the senses rag and person in rags ): probably a back-formation from tatty .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005